Congratulations to Our 19th Annual Photo Contest Winners

This year, we received thousands of Photo Contest entries, representing countries all around the world. Our winners from among this very difficult selection appear below. Congratulations to all of our winners—and to everyone who entered our 2011 contest.

Click here for details on how to submit photos for the 2012 contest.


Grand Prize Winner

FREE Grand Circle vacation for two

Laura Losito
10-time traveler
Camarillo, California

This dream-like image of a Kinderdijk windmill reflected in the water during a Netherland sunset was taken during Grand Circle Cruise Line's Romance of the Rhine & Mosel trip.


Best in Category (Landmark)

$300 Travel Certificate

Diane Rikard
3-time traveler
Salem, South Carolina

The vibrantly colored row houses and small motorboats that line the canals in the islands surrounding Venice, Italy, are the subjects of this photo taken during Grand Circle’s Tuscany & the Amalfi Coast trip.


Best in Category (Nature)

$300 Travel Certificate

Harold Wolff
2-time traveler
Corona, California

"This kangaroo came right up very close to me and was mighty friendly,” said the winning photographer. “He seemed to smile at me." This amiable encounter was photographed at the Crocodile Park in Cairns, Australia, during Grand Circle’s Australia, New Zealand & Fiji trip.


Best in Category (Local)

$300 Travel Certificate

Steve Reeves
4-time traveler
Norman, Oklahoma

The winning photographer caught a unique moment of people in prayer near the Jade Buddha Temple in Ho Chi Minh City during Grand Circle Cruise Line's China & the Yangtze River vacation.


Best in Category (Travelers)

$300 Travel Certificate

Beverly Smith
3-time traveler
Suwanee, Georgia

A Wilemstad couple celebrates their marriage in the Netherlands with their new American friends, who shared the joyous occasion during Grand Circle Cruise Line's Romance of the Rhine & Mosel River Cruise.